Photos: An up-close account of death in Damascus

Updated 1427 GMT (2227 HKT) March 15, 2013

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – Photographer Goran Tomasevic, embedded with the Free Syrian Army, captured an intense firefight and the death of a rebel fighter in Damascus on Wednesday, January 30. Here, a Free Syrian Army fighter gestures in front of a burning barricade during heavy fighting in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – Rebel fighters look back as they stand in front of a burning barricade during heavy fighting.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – A rebel fighter fires a rocket-propelled grenade during heavy fighting.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – Fighters run for cover as a tank shell explodes.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – Men shield their heads from debris.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – Fighters run through the debris.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – Rebel fighters prepare to attack a Syrian Army checkpoint in Ain Tarma.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – Free Syrian Army fighters take position just before being hit by Syrian Army sniper fire.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – Fighters, right, lie on the ground while being shot by snipers.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – Snipers shot two men within moments of each other.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – A wounded man is dragged away.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – The wounded man is pulled by his jacket.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – Men push their comrade through a building.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – The fighter died soon after being dragged through the rubble.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – Free Syrian Army men carry their comrade.

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Death in Damascus: An up-close account – A wounded Free Syrian Army fighter cries after hearing that his friend has died.